jealousy is a beach ball drowned by sunscreened arms in a concrete pool it shoots out of the water of your belly with thunderous propulsion the burn of lightning struck charring insides cold as frostb
you don't realize your breathing's been strained until it is clear again how not in love you really were until you're really in love good god love is a heart beating through clear valves for the first
your memory is stained with decaf and the crinkles of Sweet'N Low packets spirited away into the bottom of your purse from queens boulevard diners on those brisk Tuesday evenings we'd huddle against i